Egypt, Edfu. Temple of Horus. Pronaos. Ptolemaic period. It was built during the reign of Ptolemy III and Ptolemy XII, 237-57 BC. Granite statue of the falcon God Horus wearing the double crown of Egypt. Front view, detail.

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